The Truong Sa (Spratly) district off the central province of Khanh Hoaon April 5 held a ceremony to mark the 36 th anniversary of itsliberation (April 29).
Attending the function wasLieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Cung, member of the Party CentralCommittee and Deputy Director of the General Political Department of thePeople’s Army of Vietnam and representatives from departments andagencies.
Thirty-six years ago, after the gloriousvictories in Buon Me Thuot, Hue , Da Nang and Khanh Hoa, on themorning of April 14, 1975, the Vietnamese naval commandos landed toliberate the Song Tu Tay island.
This victory was followed by the liberation of the Son Ca island onApril 25, the Sinh Ton island on April 28 and the whole Truong Saislands on April 29.
Speaking at the ceremony,Liet. Gen Cung said cadres, soldiers and residents in Truong Sa, overthe past time, brought into full play heroic traditions to surpass alldifficulties to protect the national sea and island sovereignty.
The Sate, Party, army and people across the country always thoroughlyunderstand losses of hundreds of families nationwide whose relatives hadfallen down for the nation’s sea and island sovereignty, said Cung.
The Lieu. Gen took the occasion to propose Truong Sa Party Committeeand local residents to consider economic development in combination withnational defence and security in the archipelago the central task,build up and develop Truong Sa strongly and comprehensively in allaspects, preserve peace and stability in the new situation whileactively participating in natural disaster prevention and rescue work.
Truong Sa is on the way to develop with moremultifunctional establishments meeting demands of not only nationaldefence but also economic development and local people’s spiritual life,he said.
He called on the Truong Sa Party Committeeto create favourable conditions for the fishing of central coastalfishermen around the archipelago’s area.
Nguyen HuuLuc, Chairman of the Truong Sa People’s Committee, reviewed thearchipelago’s 36-years history, saying Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Saarchipelagos have constituted a sacred part of the nation./.
Attending the function wasLieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Cung, member of the Party CentralCommittee and Deputy Director of the General Political Department of thePeople’s Army of Vietnam and representatives from departments andagencies.
Thirty-six years ago, after the gloriousvictories in Buon Me Thuot, Hue , Da Nang and Khanh Hoa, on themorning of April 14, 1975, the Vietnamese naval commandos landed toliberate the Song Tu Tay island.
This victory was followed by the liberation of the Son Ca island onApril 25, the Sinh Ton island on April 28 and the whole Truong Saislands on April 29.
Speaking at the ceremony,Liet. Gen Cung said cadres, soldiers and residents in Truong Sa, overthe past time, brought into full play heroic traditions to surpass alldifficulties to protect the national sea and island sovereignty.
The Sate, Party, army and people across the country always thoroughlyunderstand losses of hundreds of families nationwide whose relatives hadfallen down for the nation’s sea and island sovereignty, said Cung.
The Lieu. Gen took the occasion to propose Truong Sa Party Committeeand local residents to consider economic development in combination withnational defence and security in the archipelago the central task,build up and develop Truong Sa strongly and comprehensively in allaspects, preserve peace and stability in the new situation whileactively participating in natural disaster prevention and rescue work.
Truong Sa is on the way to develop with moremultifunctional establishments meeting demands of not only nationaldefence but also economic development and local people’s spiritual life,he said.
He called on the Truong Sa Party Committeeto create favourable conditions for the fishing of central coastalfishermen around the archipelago’s area.
Nguyen HuuLuc, Chairman of the Truong Sa People’s Committee, reviewed thearchipelago’s 36-years history, saying Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Saarchipelagos have constituted a sacred part of the nation./.
